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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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